diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/core/azure-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a2d0c81144d..f9d5779cd8d9 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.12.0 (Unreleased)
+## 1.12.0 (2021-03-08)
 
 ### Features
 
 - Added `azure.core.messaging.CloudEvent` model that follows the cloud event spec.
-- Added `azure.core.serialization.NULL` sentinel value 
+- Added `azure.core.serialization.NULL` sentinel value
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Improve `repr`s for `HttpRequest` and `HttpResponse`s  #16972
 
 ## 1.11.0 (2021-02-08)
 
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/transport/_base.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/transport/_base.py
index c77212d33e69..6531ea5179f1 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/transport/_base.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/transport/_base.py
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ def __init__(self, method, url, headers=None, files=None, data=None):
         self.multipart_mixed_info = None  # type: Optional[Tuple]
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<HttpRequest [%s]>" % (self.method)
+        return "<HttpRequest [{}], url: '{}'>".format(
+            self.method, self.url
+        )
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo=None):
         try:
@@ -592,6 +594,15 @@ def raise_for_status(self):
         if self.status_code >= 400:
             raise HttpResponseError(response=self)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        # there doesn't have to be a content type
+        content_type_str = (
+            ", Content-Type: {}".format(self.content_type) if self.content_type else ""
+        )
+        return "<{}: {} {}{}>".format(
+            type(self).__name__, self.status_code, self.reason, content_type_str
+        )
+
 
 class HttpResponse(_HttpResponseBase):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     def stream_download(self, pipeline):
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/async_tests/test_universal_http_async.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/async_tests/test_universal_http_async.py
index 3c07817cd12b..d4b3e66d523e 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/async_tests/test_universal_http_async.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/async_tests/test_universal_http_async.py
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ def __init__(self, body_bytes, headers=None):
             self._body = body_bytes
             self._headers = headers
             self._cache = {}
+            self.status = 200
+            self.reason = "OK"
 
     req_response = MockAiohttpClientResponse(body_bytes, headers)
 
@@ -120,3 +122,12 @@ async def test_aiohttp_response_text():
             {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}
         )
         assert res.text(encoding) == '56', "Encoding {} didn't work".format(encoding)
+
+def test_repr():
+    res = _create_aiohttp_response(
+        b'\xef\xbb\xbf56',
+        {}
+    )
+    res.content_type = "text/plain"
+
+    assert repr(res) == "<AioHttpTransportResponse: 200 OK, Content-Type: text/plain>"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_pipeline.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_pipeline.py
index fdf11031e4e0..43cf9def610b 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_pipeline.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def test_request_url_with_params(self):
         request.format_parameters({"g": "h"})
 
         self.assertIn(request.url, ["a/b/c?g=h&t=y", "a/b/c?t=y&g=h"])
-    
+
     def test_request_url_with_params_as_list(self):
 
         request = HttpRequest("GET", "/")
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def test_request_url_with_params_with_none_in_list(self):
         request.url = "a/b/c?t=y"
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             request.format_parameters({"g": ["h",None]})
-    
+
     def test_request_url_with_params_with_none(self):
 
         request = HttpRequest("GET", "/")
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ def test_request_text(self):
         # We want a direct string
         assert request.data == "foo"
 
+    def test_repr(self):
+        request = HttpRequest("GET", "hello.com")
+        assert repr(request) == "<HttpRequest [GET], url: 'hello.com'>"
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_requests_universal.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_requests_universal.py
index 63f7edebb50e..5a0f778a6b10 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_requests_universal.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/tests/test_requests_universal.py
@@ -82,3 +82,10 @@ def test_requests_response_text():
             {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}
         )
         assert res.text(encoding) == '56', "Encoding {} didn't work".format(encoding)
+
+def test_repr():
+    res = _create_requests_response(
+        b'\xef\xbb\xbf56',
+        {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}
+    )
+    assert repr(res) == "<RequestsTransportResponse: 200 OK, Content-Type: text/plain>"